Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Dawson, Munro Lead the Way as Warriors Romp in Kansas

Overland Park, KS -- The Indian Hills golf team had one final chance to show what they could do during the fall campaign and the Warriors didn't waste the opportunity. Playing against five other teams in the Iowa/Kansas Clash this week, the Warriors had a convincing team win, finishing 20 strokes ahead of second-place Dodge City CC. IHCC held a six-shot advantage after the first 18 holes on Monday, then ran away from the field with a team score of 291 Tuesday.

A pair of freshmen, Dan Dawson and Cameron Munro, led the way the Indian Hills. Dawson and Munro each had a 146 total, two over par for the tourney. Both had outstanding rounds on Tuesday -- Munro shooting a one-under par 71 and Dawson firing an even-par 72. Freshman Matt Solis, playing as an individual, had the third-best score for the Warriors, a 147, that included an even-par 72 on the first day. Sophomore Justin Weber had rounds of 75 and 74 and was next for the Warriors with a 149 total.

Team Scores
Indian Hills 300-291=591; Dodge City 306-305=611; Iowa Western 307-310=617; Johnson County 'A' 319-305=624; Kansas City Kansas 313-315=648; Johnson County 'B' 324-329=653

Indian Hills Scores
Dan Dawson 74-72=146; Cameron Munro 75-71=146; Matt Solis 72-75=147; Justin Weber 75-74=149; Zach Monson 76-74=150; Mike Slavin 76-74=150; Sean Kennedy 76-78=154; Kurt Slattery 78-78=156

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Warriors Settle for 7th at Preview Meet

Huntsville, Ala. -- For the second year in a row, the Indian Hills golf team came home from the NJCAA Division I Preview meet with a seventh-place finish. The Warriors were third after the opening 18 holes, but slipped a little on Tuesday.

McLennan (TX) won the meet by seven strokes over runnerup Central Alabama. McLennan had been tied for first at the midway point with Brevard (FL). Brevard wound up 4th.

IHCC's Justin Weber was in position for a high finish after firing a three-under par 69 in the opening round, one shot off the lead. But Weber had a 77 over the final 18 holes and ended in a tie for 15th place. He was tied with teammate Zach Monson who followed Monday's even-par 72 with a 74.

The meet was played on the same Robert Trent Jones course where the Division I national championship will be contested next May. The Warriors were 4th at last spring's national tourney after their seventh-place finish at the Preview a year ago.

Team Scores: 1. McLennan (TX) 289-282=571; 2. Central Alabama 290-288=578; 3. Odessa (TX) 292-290=582; 4. Brevard (FL) 289-296=585; 5. Western Texas 297-290=587; 6. Walters State (TN) 297-291=588; 7. Indian Hills 292-298=590; 8. Meridian (MS) 299-294=593; 9. Cape Fear (SC) 301-296=597; 10. Wallace State (AL) 296-301=597; 11. Frank Phillips (TX) 299-299=598; 12. Tri-County 301-302=603; 13. Darton State (GA) 308-296=604; 14. Spartanburg Methodist (SC) 310-301=611; 15. Hill (TX) 313-303=616; 16. Hutchinson (KS) 311-306=617; 17. Faulkner State (AL) 317-302=619

Indian Hills Scores: T15. Justin Weber 69-77=146; T15. Zach Monson 72-74=146; T27. Cameron Munro 76-72=148; T39 Dan Dawson 75-75=150; 73 Kurt Slattery 80-78=158

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Warriors 4th Midway Through National Preview

Huntsville, Ala. -- The Indian Hills golf team is tied for 4th place after day one of the NJCAA Division I National Championship Preview. The field played just 18 holes on Monday instead of the 36 holes that were scheduled because of soggy conditions and slow play.

Indian Hills is just three shots behind the co-leaders, Brevard (FL) and McLennan (TX), after the Warriors shot an opening-round 292. Sophomore Justin Weber led IHCC with a three-under par 69, good for second place in the individual medalist chase. Teammate Zach Monson carded an even-par round of 72 and is in 10th place. McClennan's Juan Salcedo shot a four-under 68 to lead the pack after the first day.

IHCC will go into Tuesday's final round looking to improve on last year's seventh-place finish at the fall preview. And Warriors coach Mike Hagen is looking for good things for the final 18 holes. "We hung right in there with everybody (Monday)," Hagen said. "It's supposed to be pretty nice (Tuesday). We'll see how low we can go."

Team Scores: Brevard (FL) 289; McLennan (TX) 289; Central Alabama 290; Indian Hills 292; Odessa (TX) 292; Wallace State (AL) 296; Walters State (TN) 297; Western Texas 297; Frank Phillips (TX) 299; Meridian (MS) 299; Cape Fear (SC) 301; Tri-County 301; Darton (GA) 308; Spartanburg Methodist (SC) 310; Hutchinson (KS) 311; Hill (TX) 313; Faulkner State (AL) 317

Indian Hills Scores: 2. Justin Weber 69; 10. Zach Monson 72; Dan Dawson 75; Cameron Munro 76; Kurt Slattery 80

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

IHCC Downs Iowa Western in Dual Meet

Ottumwa, IA -- Playing a rare dual meet, the Indian Hills golf team defeated visiting Iowa Western by 20 strokes at the Ottumwa Country Club on Tuesday. The Warriors had a team score of 599 for 36 holes. Indian Hills also had four players tie for meet medalist honors. Justin Weber, Dan Dawson, Zach Monson and Cameron Munro all came in with a 150 total for IHCC.

Weber had rounds of 78 and 72, Dawson shot 76 and 74, and Monson and Munro had identical rounds of 74 and 76. Weber's even-par 72 came in his second 18 holes and was the best round of the day.

Matt Solis opened with a 76 for the Warriors and followed with an 80, Mike Slavin shot 76 and 81 and Sean Kennedy had rounds of 77 and 78.

The Warriors had a team score of 298 over the second 18 holes, an improvement of three shots over their first round score.

The meet served as a warmup for Indian Hills before the Warriors head to Huntsville, Alabama for next week's NJCAA Division I National Tournament Preview.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Warriors Brave Weather to Win in Kansas

Garden City, KS -- The Indian Hills golf team survived a cold, windy trip to win the Western Kansas Collegiate Golf Tournament. The Warriors won with a 13-stroke margin over runnerup Hutchinson CC. IHCC finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a 942 total.

When the teams teed off on Tuesday morning, the temperature was in the low 40s and the winds were howling at 30 mph.

Despite the less-than-ideal conditions, Indian Hills sophomore Kurt Slattery had an impressive performance. Slattery carded an opening-round 74 and followed it up with rounds of 82 and 74 on Tuesday to claim meet medalist honors. IHCC coach Mike Hagen was amazed at the way Slattery played, saying, "Kurt played unbelievable. He really kept his head in it."

Slattery's score of 230 bested Dale Middleton of Hutchinson and Trevor Johanson of Johnson County by one stroke. The Warriors' Dan Dawson came in sixth with a 236 and teammate Cameron Monroe was seventh at 239.

Indian Hills will host Iowa Western in a dual meet at the Ottumwa Country Club on Oct. 6. After that, the Warriors will head to Huntsville, Alabama for the NJCAA Division I National Preview meet Oct. 12 and 13.

Western Kansas Collegiate Golf Tournament

Team scores: Indian Hills 317-318-307=942; Hutchinson 323-322-310=955; Dodge City 335-328-321=984; Johnson County 332-335-322=989; Kansas City (KS) 341-339-335=1,015

Indian Hills scores: 1. Kurt Slattery 74-82-74=230; 6. Dan Dawson 80-77-79=236; 7. Cameron Monroe 83-77-79=239; 9. Sean Kennedy 87-75-78=240; T11. Mike Slavin 85-80-78=243; T14. Justin Weber 80-82-82=244; T14. Matt Sullins 81-80-83=244; 18. Zach Monson 88-84-75=247

Thursday, June 18, 2009

2009 Season Review

Strong play over the final two days of the tourney allowed the Indian Hills golf team to earn a fourth-place finish at the 2009 NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Huntsville, Alabama. The Warriors jumped over five teams they trailed at the midway point of the tourney, fashioning the second-best round of the 24-team field on the third day and tying for the second-best 18-hole score on the final day of the championship for a four-round score of 1197.

It was the second round of the tournament that severely hurt the Warriors' chances. Indian Hills shot a 309 on the second day and fell 24 strokes behind McLennan, the eventual team champ, then recovered nicely after that.

Sophomore Steven McGlynn led the IHCC effort at the national tourney, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors with a four-round total of 298, good for a tie for 13th place.
Another Indian Hills sophomore, Chris Dougill, put together a final-round score of four-under par 68, tying for the lowest score of the tourney. Dougill's last round vaulted him into a tie for 21st place with a 301 total.

The Warriors finished out of the top four teams only once in the 11 tournaments in which they competed in the fall and spring seasons. They won the team title in five tourneys including the Community 1st Credit Union Invitational they hosted. In that tournament, McGlynn shot a 63 in the opening round, one shot off the school record. He won six individual titles during his two years at IHCC, best in IHCC golf history.